炒魷

See also: 炒鱿

Chinese

		saute; pan-fry; to fry saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried	cuttlefish
trad. (炒魷)		炒	魷
simp. (炒鱿)		炒	鱿

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caau² jau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caau² jau^4-2
    • Yale: cháau yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaau² jau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cao² yeo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

炒魷

1. (Cantonese) Short for 炒魷魚 (“to fry squid; to get the sack”).

Synonyms

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• 停生意 (⁶din-san-i) (Shanghainese, dated)
• 執包袱／执包袱 (zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶) (Cantonese)
• 捲鋪蓋／卷铺盖 (“to be fired”) (figurative)
• 炒 (chǎo) (slang)
• 炒魷魚／炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) (slang)
• 解僱／解雇 (jiěgù)
• 解聘 (jiěpìn)
• 解職／解职 (jiězhí)
• 走路 (zǒulù, “to be fired”) (figurative)
• 辭退／辞退 (cítuì)
• 遣散
• 開除／开除 (kāichú)
• 革除 (géchú)
• 食無情雞／食无情鸡 (sik⁶ mou⁴ cing⁴ gai¹) (Cantonese)